Summer is here! Once again, we have put together a list of over 50 destinations, activities, and events in and around Connecticut that we think your family will enjoy this season. This year’s Summer Bucket List includes exciting new activities and destinations that have never been on our list before, as well as plenty of old favorites from our ..read more

My kids love LEGOs. Do yours? I don’t know what it is about these little blocks, but anything made out of them is just way cooler than if it were made out of anything else. Years ago, we visited the LEGO Discovery Center in Westchester, NY and that was a hit with my LEGO-lovin’ crew ..read more

Thank you to Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live and the XL Center for sponsoring this giveaway. Any opinions expressed by this blogger are 100% her own. Did you know that the very first Hot Wheels toy car was sold in 1968? And more than 50 years later, I’ll bet you can still find this iconic ..read more

As I mentioned in my last post, our little playground roundup made a big splash last month! As a result, we got several recommendations from our wonderful readers for new-to-us playgrounds we should add to our ever-growing list (we’re up to more than 50!). Today, I am sharing some photos from Diana B., who wrote ..read more

One of the things I love about writing this blog is that over the years I’ve grown increasingly aware of the subtle rhythms of New England agricultural life. I know that pick-your-own season officially opens with strawberries in June, that fresh berries and stone fruits start to top pancakes in local eateries in early July, and that corn mazes spring up ..read more

Too cold (or hot or rainy or sunny) for a traditional outdoor playground? Try one of these 8 indoor play spaces with active offerings for tots to teens! Soarin’ Indoors is an honest-to-goodness outdoor-style ropes course, with logs and nets and actual ropes. Like the kind you would find at summer camp, but as the ..read more

Check out our complete Holiday Gift Guide for more ideas! As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. While it’s so tempting to head to the dollar store in a panic to top off those holiday stockings, it’s often something we regret later as we inevitably watch so many of those “treasures” immediately break ..read more

Thank you to Magic of Lights Presented by American Eagle Financial Credit Union for sponsoring this giveaway. Any opinions expressed by this blogger are 100% her own. One of my family’s favorite holiday traditions is to kick off the season with a tour through a magical, fantastical drive-through light display! Last year, we were lucky ..read more